Badger's Blog

Garden Planters

I wanted to smarten up the front of my house and decided to make some planters to go either side if the frond door. 


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For exterior project treated timber is always better but I some pine so used that and painted it at the end. I based the size around some plastic tubs I had. They will sit inside so the soil never comes into contact with the wood. 

The planters can be found on the tools I use page

https://www.badgerworkshop.com/toolsiuse

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I joined it all together using dowels but screws would also work fine. The screw heads could be hidden with plug, filler or just painted over. 

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I painted the wood with a dark grey exterior paint then I could fill the tubs up. I filled them with some well drained compost then planted some lavender plugs. 

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With the planters either side of the door I think it really makes the front of the house look smarter. 


To see more about how I built them please watch he video bellow. 

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